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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We already had developed a virtual personal protective equipment model in our special pathogen unit of our Medical ICU, or iSOCOMS," said Dr. Karen Rheuban, cofounder and director of the Center for Telehealth and medical director of telemedicine at the University of Virginia Health System. '" PROPOSAL.

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Crisis in the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Why It’s Time to introduce AI

HIT Consultant

In contrast to larger, well-funded hospital facilities, rural hospitals are experiencing a disproportionate dearth in personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly nurses. It is inarguable that we have witnessed the multifaceted and detrimental impacts that COVID-19 has had on healthcare delivery and patient outcomes in the U.S.